"Pros and Cons"

Apple iPhone 7 32GB

FIRST WATERPROOF IPHONE

The new generation Apple iPhones always bring with them a host of new features that makes them the most technological advanced smartphones devices in the market. The Apple iPhone 7 intends to do the same, starting with its IP67 rated water and dust resistant all-aluminium metal body that makes sure that dust and rain don't stop you from doing things on your iPhone 7. The iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are the iPhone devices to feature water and dust resistance.

FORCE-TOUCH HOME BUTTONThe home button which doubles as a fingerprint scanner on the iPhone is now force-touch based button, meaning it does not press inside. Instead, it gives a sense of tap with the help of haptic engine which is a vibration motor.

3.5MM AUDIO JACK IS GONE

The only disadvantage some may find is the omission of the 3.5mm audio jack, Apple iPhone 7 now uses the lightening connector to power the headphones, although Apple is providing lightening to 3.5mm connector with the device.

THE NEW JET BLACK

Talking about the new colour variants, the Apple iPhone 7 now comes in two more colour options jet black and black while older colour variants like silver, gold and rose gold are still present.

4.7-INCH RETINA DISPLAY WITH WIDER COLOUR-GAMUT

The display on the Apple iPhone 7 retains the same IPS LCD technology, but now it comes with wide colour gamut, that means now you can see more colours and the colours are punchier, accurate and differentiable. The 3D touch display further extends the usability and convenience by providing with multiple options and drop down menus based on the pressure applied to the screen.

OIS EQUIPPED 12MP CAMERA

The Apple iPhone 7 is the first non-plus variant of iPhone to feature OIS (optical image stabilisation) in the primary camera; it was a much-awaited feature in the iPhone. The OIS is helpful in a plentiful of scenarios, such as it corrects the shakes caused by the user while taking image and video, it helps in letting more light into the camera sensor that results in brighter photos in the low-light conditions and much more. The 12MP primary camera now also features dual-tone quad-LED flash which has two more LED’s than its predecessor that will result in 50% more light and it can cover 50% more distance. The surprising update to the iPhone 7 is the bump in the resolution of the secondary camera to 7MP from the 5MP on the iPhone 6s. The 7MP selfie camera now yields sharper, brighter and more detailed images.

IOS 10

Running the Apple iPhone 7 is the new iOS 10 operating system, it comes bearing with tons of new features that are focused on making the usage of the smartphone more convenient and fun. It starts as soon as you pick the device up, yes, the screen turns on itself as you pick the device up and turn it towards yourself, so now you have one less work of pressing the power button to wake the device. Apart from that the iOS 10 comes loaded with plenty of features added to iMessage, Maps, search and camera.

APPLE A10 FUSION CHIPSET

The excellent software is driven with the help of Apple A10 Fusion chipset that now comes with quad-core configuration. The two cores among the four are high-performance cores which will only be working during heavy tasks and games while the other two cores are power-efficient cores that will take care of basic multitasking like calling and messaging. Apple promises 40% faster performance than the Apple A9 chipset found in its predecessor.

INCREASED BATTERY BACKUP

Talking about the battery backup, Apple promises 2 hours of increased web-browsing and video playback time compared to the iPhone 6s, while the standby time and the talk time remain the same. Note that the battery backup for video playback time, talk time, and music playback time are rated while using the Apple’s wireless AirPod earphones.CONNECTIVITY

The connectivity options don’t receive any changes apart from the omission of 3.5mm audio jack as the iPhones already feature all the technologically advanced connectivity features such as 4G, Wi-Fi b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth v4.2, NFC (Only for Apple Pay), GPS, and reversible Lightning connector.

STEREO SPEAKERS

The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are also the first iPhone’s to feature stereo sound speakers. The bottom mounted speaker now produces more bass while the speaker situated at earpiece is tuned for treble, making the device ideal and more fun for listening music and watching videos. Apple promises 50% louder audio output through these stereo speakers.